Li'l Abner
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A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing.
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Cast
23 people
Peter Palmer
Li'l Abner Yokum
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Leslie Parrish
Daisy Mae
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The Manchurian Candidate
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Stubby Kaye
Marryin' Sam
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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Julie Newmar
Stupefyin' Jones
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Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Billie Hayes
Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum
Known for
The Black Cauldron
Joe E. Marks
Pappy Yokum
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Cinderella
Peter Pan
Stella Stevens
Appassionata Von Climax
Known for
The Poseidon Adventure
The Nutty Professor
Bernd Hoffmann
Earthquake McGoon
Also in
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
The Cat
Howard St. John
General Bullmoose
Known for
Strangers on a Train
One, Two, Three
Al Nesor
Evil Eye Fleagle
Known for
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Robert Strauss
Romeo Scragg
Known for
The Seven Year Itch
Stalag 17
William Lanteau
Available Jones
Known for
On Golden Pond
Newhart
Melvin Frank Director · Norman Panama Writer Nelson Riddle Composer
Worldwide gross $3.2M · United States release December 11, 1959 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,200,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Triad Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 11, 1959
Theatrical
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